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Tuesday, 28 October 2014

EBOLA IS
A TERRIFYING DISEASE BUT YOU ARE STILL SAFE TO TRAVEL TO TANZANIA AND OTHER
EAST AFRICAN COUNTRIES.

At
Kilimanjaro Vacation Company the health and safety of our clients is number one
priority and with the alarming and incomplete publicity reports on Ebola, we
will be giving you travel updates if it’s still safe to travel.

Over
the last few months there has been widespread and often frightening coverage of
the Ebola outbreak in parts of West Africa, and our thoughts are with all those
fighting this terrible disease.

At the same time as the coverage has highlighted that the disease is not
airborne and can only be contracted by contact with body fluids from an
infected person, and as of this widespread information we have had a number of
people asking if it is safe to travel to Tanzania, and other destinations in
East Africa.

Africa Is A huge Continent distance must be put into consideration.

The definite answer is ‘yes – you can still safely travel to Tanzania and Other
East African Countries like Kenya, since up to this time we have not seen any
case since the outbreak and this trace back to 1976 since the disease was
noted’, however given the seriousness of the situation they are things to consider
like the distance from the center of the outbreak and Tanzania which is 3,000
miles and this is the same distance from West Africa to London so if you are in Europe why should you
not make your dream trip to Africa ,Tanzania in particular.

Wednesday, 22 October 2014

Kilimanjaro Vacation brings you up close encounter with the Hadza Tribe.

This
Safari package is primarily designed for those clients who are curious to trace
back the originality of human Civilization. Kilimanjaro Vacation Company’s
skilled group of guides will take you in deep areas of the Hadza settlement and
link you to these unique people.This tour is fun and very involving but most of all breathe taking.

Life
of the Hadza Hunter.

The
Hadza people are an ethnic group living in central Tanzania around Lake Eyasi
in the central Rift Valley and in the neighboring Serengeti Plateau. The Hadza
people raise no livestock, grow no food, and live without calendars or rules.
They are living a hunter-gatherer existence that is little changed from 10,000
years ago. It is estimated that the Hadza number just under 1000. Today they
are the last functioning hunter-gatherers in Africa.

Subsistence: The Hadza are highly skilled, hunters and foragers, who
adjust their diet according to season and circumstance.
Division of laborWomen forage for berries, tubers and greens depending on
availability. They use a digging stick and large skin pouches hung around the
neck for carrying items. While men specialize in procuring meat, honey, and
baobab fruit, women specialize in tubers, berries, and greens.

Community:The
Hadza move camp for a number of reasons. Conflict is resolved primarily by
leaving camp; camps frequently split for this reason. Camps are abandoned when
someone falls ill and dies as illness is associated with the place they fell
ill. Religion : their own
religion is minimalist. They do have a cosmology and men can tell endless
stories about how things came to be. Clothing : Although most Hadza wear western style
shorts and shirts, many still prefer traditional dried animal skins draped
across the body as clothing.

Friday, 10 October 2014

At Kilimanjaro Vacation thrilling adventures is what we believe in, be in any spot or location we opt to meet with the biggest wildlife and become friends with them.We enjoy sharing moments like this one.Nzuri Sana and Karibu Tanzania!!!

Wednesday, 23 July 2014

4-DAY SAFARI (LAKE MANYARA / SERENGETI PLAINS / NGORONGORO CRATER)

4 DAY SAFARI OVERVIEW

Kilimanjaro Vacation’s
4-day safaris, tours and trekking packages, specifically are a package that
includes the Serengeti National Park and the world famous endless plains. It is
one of our most popular safari tours. You will experience the thrill of an
African wildlife safari to some of the most spectacular national game parks in
East Africa, all teeming with wildlife animals. This unforgettable tour will
take you to the Serengeti Plains National Park, the heart of wild Africa and a
massive wilderness of 14500 square km, where every day brings a new landscape
and a new adventure.

Day 1 Arusha to Lake
Manyara

Non
game-viewing travel time:2½ hours

Distance:130 km

Pick up from Arusha and
depart to Lake Manyara national park, arrive in time for lunch at the lodge and
after lunch we head into the Lake Manyara National Park for an afternoon game
drive. This national park is one of Tanzania's most dramatically located
wildlife areas, consisting of a colossal but shallow soda lake (covering
two-thirds of the park), located at the foot of the Great Rift Valley's western
escarpment. The park's varied habitat attracts a wide variety of animals,
including one of Africa's largest concentrations of elephants, Lake Manyara's
unique tree-climbing lions, as well as large flocks of flamingos attracted by
the algae in the lake.

Dinner and overnight as
per the standard and type of accommodation option requested.

Day 2 Lake Manyara to
Serengeti National Park

Non
game-viewing travel time:6 hours

Distance:205 km

After breakfast we head
towards the Serengeti National Park, via the beautiful high lying farmland of
Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Leaving the highlands behind, we
descend into the heart of wild Africa - the Serengeti National Park - with its
endless plains, rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see. We head to
the central park area, known as the Seronera area, one of the richest wildlife
habitats in the park, featuring the Seronera River, which provides a valuable
water source to this area and therefore attracts wildlife well representative
of most of the Serengeti's species.We arrive in time for lunch and enjoy an
afternoon game drive in the Serengeti national park.

Dinner and overnight in
the Seronera area, as per the standard and type of accommodation option
requested.

Day 3 Serengeti
National Park to Ngorongoro

Non
game-viewing travel time:4 hours

Distance:145 km

Be one of only a few lucky
people to fly in a Hot Air Balloon over the Serengeti Plains (available at
supplementary cost by pre-arrangement). Floating silently above the awakening
bush, while spotting wildlife and enjoying the amazing scenery of Africa,
across rivers and over numerous small villages.

After breakfast at the
lodge we depart to Ngorongoro Conservation area. We will have a stopover at
Olduvai Gorge, boasting with a history dating back to the dawn of time. It was
here, that the anthropologists Drs. Lois
and Mary Leakey discovered the skulls of 'Nutcracker Man' and 'Handy Man', both
very significant links in the chain of human evolution.

We arrive in time for
lunch at the lodge and after lunch we will descend over 600 meters into the
crater to view wildlife for a half day's safari tour. The Ngorongoro
Conservation Area supports a vast variety of animals, which include herds of
wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and giant African elephants.
Another big draw card to this scenic national park, is it's dense population of
predators, which include lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs and the ever-elusive
leopard, which sometimes requires a trained eye to spot. We will visit Lake
Magadi, a large but shallow alkaline lake in the southwestern corner, which is
one of the main features of the crater. A large number of flamingos, hippos and
other water birds can usually been seen here.

Day 4 Ngorongoro
Crater to Arusha

Non
game-viewing travel time:4 hours

Distance:190 km

Enjoy breakfast,there
after we will transfer back to Arusha.
Upon arrival in Arusha will we have lunch and then we will end our safari
adventure.

Friday, 18 July 2014

Kilimanjaro Vacation’s 3-day safari, is specifically a package that includes the Lake Manyara National Park,
Ngorongoro Crater & Tarangire National Park it has been designed to offer
you a short but intense Tanzanian Northern Circuit safari experience, for a
shorter and time controlled period of 3 days / 2 nights. You will experience
the thrill of game viewing in three of the most spectacular national game parks
in Tanzania.

Day 1: Arusha to Lake
Manyara

Non
game-viewing travel time:2 ½ hours

Distance:130 km

Meet our professional
tour driver/guide in Arusha town, for a short safari briefing, there after
which, we take our journey to the Lake Manyara National Park; arrive in time
for lunch at the lodge. After lunch we head into the Lake Manyara National
Park. This remarkable park is one of Tanzania's most vividly located wildlife
areas, consisting of a massive but shallow soda lake (covering two-thirds of
the park) at the foot of the Great Rift Valley's western escarpment. The park's
varied habitat attracts a wide variety of animals, including one of Africa's
largest concentrations of elephants, Manyara's famous tree-climbing lions, as
well as large flocks of flamingos attracted by the algae in the lake. Later in
the evening we head for dinner and overnight as per the standard and type of
accommodation option requested.

Day 2: Lake Manyara
National Park to Ngorongoro Crater

Non
game-viewing travel time:2 hours & 3 ½ hours

Distance:60km & 155 km

After early breakfast we
descend 600m into the splendid Ngorongoro crater for a half-day game drive. The
Ngorongoro Crater is one of the most densely crowded African wildlife areas in
the world and is home to an estimated 30,000 animals including some of
Tanzania's last remaining black rhino. Supported by a year round water supply
and fodder, the Ngorongoro Crater supports a vast variety of animals, which
include herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and giant
African elephants. Another big draw card to this charming national park is it's
dense population of predators, which include lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs
and the ever-elusive leopard, which sometimes requires a trained eye to spot.
We will enjoy a picnic lunch in the crater, after which we travel to the
Tarangire National Park. Dinner and overnight as per the standard and type of
accommodation option requested.

Day 3: Tarangire National
Park to Arusha

Non
game-viewing travel time:2 hours

Distance:120 km

After early breakfast we
head into the Tarangire National Park for a morning game drive. The park runs
along the line of the Tarangire River and is mainly made up of low-lying hills
on the Great Rift Valley floor. Its natural vegetation mainly consists of
Acacia woodland and giant African Baobab trees, with huge swamp areas in the
south. Both the river and the swamps act like a magnet for wild animals, during
Tanzania's dry season. The Tarangire National Park is reputed to contain some
of the largest elephant herds in Africa. This beautiful national park is also
home to three rare species of animals - the Greater Kudu, the Fringed-eared
Oryx, as well as a few Ashy Starlings. We return to the lodge for lunch after
which we will depart for Arusha town and we will end our safari adventure.

Kilimanjaro
Vacation’s 2-day Lake Manyara and Ngorongoro
Crater safari packages were designed to cater for visitors, with a time
constraint, a short but a very intense Tanzanian Northern Circuit wildlife
safari experience. You will experience the excitement of a true African
wildlife safari, or even a photographic safari in two of the most spectacular
national game parks in Tanzania.

Day 1: Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park

Non
game-viewing travel time:2 ½ hours

Distance:130 km

Meet our professional
tour driver/guide in Arusha town, for a short safari briefing, there after
which, we will start our Journey to the Lake Manyara National Park. We will
arrive in time for lunch at the lodge, after lunch we straight head for a game
drive into the Lake Manyara National Park. This Spectacular Park is one of
Tanzania's most significantly located wildlife areas, consisting of a considerable
but shallow soda lake (covering two-thirds of the park) at the foot of the
Great Rift Valley's western escarpment. The park's diverse habitat attracts a
wide variety of animals, including one of Africa's largest herds of elephants,
Manyara's famous tree-climbing lions, as well as large flocks of flamingos attracted
by the algae in the lake. After this exciting game safari we head for dinner
and overnight as per the standard and type of accommodation option requested.

After breakfast we
descend 600m into this magnificent crater for a morning, half-day game drive.
The Ngorongoro Crater is one of the most densely crowded African wildlife areas
in the world and is home to an estimated 30,000 animals including some of
Tanzania's last remaining black rhino. Supported by a year round water supply
and fodder, the Ngorongoro National Park supports a vast variety of animals,
which include herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and
giant African elephants. Another big draw card to this picturesque national
park is the dense population of predators, which include lions, hyenas,
jackals, cheetahs and the ever-elusive leopard, which sometimes requires a
trained eye to spot. We will enjoy a picnic lunch in the crater, after which we
travel back to Arusha where we will end our safari adventure.